Can someone tell me about the belt with the clasp that was/is worn with the nursing uniforms? Does it serve a purpose? Is it tradition & if so, what is the story behind it?
Reason for asking, is that I always thought they were sharp looking. And also, I am throwing a HUGE HP party (2nd annual) this June for the movie & have made a Madame Pomfrey costume. I noticed she wore one.
Again, I hope this doesn't offend anyone, me asking.
When i qualified i had a lovely silver belt with cherubs bought by my parents.
i had to have a green belt as i was an Enrolled nurse, now we all wear tops and trousers which is much better, in our department we are all staff nurses, level one or level two. There is one colour unform for all staff nurses (white with blue stripes) which makes us all much more equal, i wouldn't want to go back to coloured belts and buckles and dresses.
My antique buckle is safely packed in a box in the loft (forever).
oh thx mike...i was having a time with visualizing the belts & buckles. so i would think that the nsg buckle is synonymous with our nsg school pins? or do ya have them made apart from the school?
oh thx mike...i was having a time with visualizing the belts & buckles. so i would think that the nsg buckle is synonymous with our nsg school pins? or do ya have them made apart from the school?
and thx don for trying!
cheers!
moe
we also have training school pins which the school dishes out on qualification and remain one of the allowed adourment to uniforms.
unless someone knows different, i not worn a uniform for a couple of years now.
Hello, I'm a US nurse and found this bit of nursing history interesting. Hope no one minds the intrusion. In my hospital a few years ago administration decided to celebrate nurses week (last week in April) by encouraging nurses to wear their old school uniforms. Many nurses doned their nursing 'capes' and caps. We had a long since retired nurse who came wearing a nursing uniform from the 1920's complete with long flowing skirt and 'apron' for lack of official term. She was in her mid 90's at the time and has since passed on. At her funeral the older nurses wore their nursing capes as a show of respect for this woman who dedicated her life to helping others. Do you have traditions like that as well? I would love to here your stories.
:) Hi I'm a UK nurse and all the nurses (inc. myself) on my ward (CCU) wear a dress and belt with silver buckles. I am newly qualified and I find it looks so much smarter and particularly in our trust most nusrse are seen wearing the dress and buckle.
Can anyone provide a link to a pic of a UK nurse uniform? Dress with belt, and also the pants and tunic. Are the pants and tunic anything like the scrubs we wear here in the US?
Can anyone provide a link to a pic of a UK nurse uniform? Dress with belt, and also the pants and tunic. Are the pants and tunic anything like the scrubs we wear here in the US?
There are no enrolled nurses anymore, there is level one and level two registred nurses, in our department everyone is a staff nurse, no distinction, other than the sisters wear navy, although we are looking into scrubs for the whole department, much cooler and easier to wear.
Chunter
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When i qualified i had a lovely silver belt with cherubs bought by my parents.
i had to have a green belt as i was an Enrolled nurse, now we all wear tops and trousers which is much better, in our department we are all staff nurses, level one or level two. There is one colour unform for all staff nurses (white with blue stripes) which makes us all much more equal, i wouldn't want to go back to coloured belts and buckles and dresses.
My antique buckle is safely packed in a box in the loft (forever).